❪ ★ ❫ –––––––––––––––––––––– └ ❛ YOU SHOULD HAVE kept quiet … ❜ no malicious intent tainted clark, despite how it could appear, evidenced perhaps by the pained grimace tugged against flesh & the way crinkles danced within the corners of teary orbs. the knowing that steve FELT something for him devastating when he felt the same way, unrequited crush ( it was more than that ) emotions that the man of steel could deal with as best he could, pushing them under the carpet in order to harness BETTER priorities. saving those that needed it, helping the world, there was no time for foolish, high-school crushes within the mix. but love, that was a different ball-game all together, that MEANT something —- along with the countless hurdles, both of them being superheroes that constantly put their lives on the line. different from the short-lived relationship he had with lois, this was —– it didn’t even matter, when they couldn’t BE anything, right ?? ❛ i’m sorry, it’s —- it’s not that i don’t feel the same. it’s a case of … it being too complicated to say that i do too. ❜ ┘